Loch Treig Munros

The imposing peaks of Stob a'Choire Mheadhoin and Stob Coire Easain above the western shore of Loch Treig are commmonly refered together as "the Easains".
On the other side of the loch, Stob Coire Sgriodain's craggy summit sits above a dramatic drop directly above Loch Treig, hiding the vast grassy expanse of Chno Dearg.

Main route summary

These two mountain groups lying either side of Loch Treig share the same starting point.
It therefore makes sense to bag all four Munro peaks on the same day.

Stob a'Choire Mheadhoin and Stob Coire Easain are high grey peaks with bouldery summits that have a lovely ridge up to and between them.
Chno Dearg and Stob Coire Sgriodain on the opposite side of Loch Treig the east side couldn't be more different - there are long grassy and heathery slogs to reach the summits.

The craggy Corbett peaks of Sgurr Innse and Cruach Innse can be combined with 'the Easains', starting and finishing from Corriechoille.

On the A86, 13km east of Spean Bridge, a narrow road is marked south, downhill to Fersit.

Follow this road to its end, where there is ample parking available beside the large green rubbish-bins.
One of the local's 4x4s has the number-plate FER51T !

Stob a'Choire Mheadhoin

From the car-park, face south and you should see a path heading off right through the ferns.
Follow this path to meet a track, now well grown over with grass.

Cross this track and continue up the path through a forest onto open moorland.
The ground becomes sodden.
Cross the ground and follow the path that skirts around some crags.
The path is now very obvious.

Continue following it uphill to a large concrete pillar - a good spot for a photo.

The path travels up to the base of Meall Cian Dearg, then zig-zags up the steep craggy ground ahead - this can be challenging in icy conditions.
Further up, the ground levels and more moorland is crossed.

The path remains obvious as it reaches Coire Shomhairlie, then travels up to a last flat area before reaching the bouldery ground of Stob a'Choire Mheadhoin's summit with its small cairn.
Stunning views.

Stob Coire Easain

The boulders on Stob a'Choire Mheadhoin's summit can hide the path in poor visiblity.
Just head south-west and you'll find it as it twists and turns avoiding the worst bouldery sections.

The col is reached, which is pleasantly grass covered.

Follow the well-defined path across the col, then encounter more boulders on the ascent up Stob Coire Easain.
The path is obvious all the way to the summit.
Great views in all directions.

Return to Fersit

You could proceed north-west from Stob Coire Easain's summit down to Coire Laire and follow the Allt Laire over wet ground to the wooden bridge 1km north of Fersit.
However, I'd rather return to Fersit by the same route up - it's far more direct.

Chno Dearg

From Fersit, cross the bridges over the River Treig and the railway-line, go through an old wooden gate and head past some houses.

Pass a large farm shed and go through a large metal gate, then where the track starts to turn north-east, leave it and cross the first of the two burns.

A faint path can be followed southwards up the wet tussocky ground by the burn.
It's a slog, but not unpleasant, just make a direct bearing for Chno Dearg.

The path gradually disappears and the closer to the summit you get, the more boulder-fields are encountered.
The summit itself is bouldery and a large cairn shelters baggers out of the wind.

Stob Coire Sgriodain

Aim south-west from Chno Dearg's summit and as the bealach between Chno Dearg and Stob Coire Sgriodain's south east top (924m on OS map) is approached, a well defined path is met.
Follow this path accross the wet bealach and up this rocky south-east top.

Continue along to the middle top, and still on the path, drop to the dip below the last haul up Stob Coire Sgriodain.

A short pleasant slog up a grassy slope leads to Stob Coire Sgriodain's summit.
This is quite an interesting craggy top with significant drops down to Loch Treig and views over to the Easains.

Return to Fersit

From the summit, aim north for 800m on the path and drop to c850m to a flatish grassy area.

From here, turn right (east) away from the main path and head down a wide grassy gully.

The descent steepens and a faint path is followed down to flatter heather-clad terrain.

Meet the burn flowing out of Lochan Coire an Lochain and stay alongside it, back down towards Fersit, a path gradually developing on the way.

Climb Stob a'Choire Mheadhoin and Stob Coire Easain as described in the 'Main Route'.

From Stob Coire Easain, head south from the summit, down to Creauaineach Lodge.

Around the base of Loch Treig on a good track, cross the railway line and slog up Chno Dearg via Meall Garbh.

On the crest of Meall Garbh there are faint paths to follow.

Return to Fersit over Stob Coire Sgriodain as described in the 'Main Route'.

Although this route is not significantly longer or harder than the 'Main route', the trudge up Garbh-bheinn from the railway-line is long and tedious.
The view up Loch Treig from near Creauaineach Lodge is lovely however.

Initially aiming south-west, follow a faint path along the crest. The path becomes more obvious as it turns more southwards and drops to the western end of Loch Ossian.

Pick up the track to Corrour Halt.

This is a delightful way to bag these Munros, finishing off the day with some food at Corrour Station Restaurant.
You'll need to check train times before heading off to avoid a long walk back at the end of the day !

From the edge of the forest, head up on fine track up through the forest (much of it now felled).
Out of the forest, across the Allt Leachdach, keep on the track (now quite rough) to around the 400m contour.

Come off the track and cut directly up the heathery hillside ahead, aiming for Cruach Innse's northern shoulder.
Once higher up it's a short pleasant stroll to the summit.

A faint path continues south down to the bealach (with the spot height of 593m).

Sgurr Innse is a delightful hill to daunder up, but quite tricky to climb south from.
It's rough and finding the easiest route down to the bealach below can be testing.

Once down to the bealach you'll find the ground is a bit wet and undulating, but a faint path can be picked up and followed up Stob Coire Easain.
The path bacomes more obvious as height is gained.

Once on the summit, bag Stob a'Choire Mheadhoin next as described in the 'Main Route' and return back up to Stob Coire Easain's summit.

Descend back down the path to the wet bealach.

More wet ground and a developing path is descended as you head west to the track by Leacach bothy.
Follow the track northwards and return to Corriechoille.